The Role of a Human Guru

This is the month, Ashadha Masa, when great energies from the Highest Source come to the earth directly. The ancient Rishis were aware of this and they advised others to spend more time in spiritualization than in the material activities. That is why people postponed marriage, rituals and all other major material activities and spent more time in Meditations. But, as time passed, people forgot the principle behind the postponements and thought that the whole month is an inauspicious period. People forgot that every moment in this month is divine. But, now, as we are entering the New Age, the Rishis are reminding us about the forgotten principle and are advising to spend more time in absorbing the energies from the Source by Meditations.

Amara told us that the Guru is God Himself and the human gurus are His representatives and that they are Spiritual Guides. As I was ruminating about Amara’s revelations, I remembered his definition of the role of a human guru. It is, mainly, to connect the students to the real Guru, God. It is to make the student realize and lead him to the real Guru.

To help the student experience the Divine. His job is to provide the Knowledge, energies and techniques leading to the Divine. And, this is a very important point, once the student is connected to the real Guru, his job is over because from that state the real Guru will directly guide the student and take him to the Ultimate Freedom and Surrender, the Mukti !

I remembered Amara’s words: It is not the job of a guru to control and instruct the student in every detail of life. It is to make the student think and act independently. It is to make him strong and pure. If a student is controlled, he depends on the words of the guru and will never fly. He never takes the risks of taking decisions. He may not fail but he will never succeed in achieving the Freedom which is the ultimate goal in Spiritual journey. A person who is not free cannot surrender, cannot attain Mukti. Freedom and proper exercise of Free Will is very important even in daily life.

I feel, the time has come for the gurus to understand their roles and help their students to walk and fly.